Mmpi Differences among Mexican-American Male and Female Psychiatric Inpatients

Bibliographic Data

ID13664634
AuthorsRoberto J Velasquez (San Diego State University, corresponding author), Wendell J Callahan (San Diego State University), Ricardo Carrillo (0000-0002-1727-0512, Pacific Graduate School of Psychology)
Year1991
Volume68
Issue1
Pages123-127
Publication date1991-02-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenuePsychological Reports (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0033-2941 • E-ISSN: 1558-691X
PublisherSAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.2466/pr0.1991.68.1.123
PMID2034757
OpenAlexW2036509782
LanguageEN
Citations received5
References cited13

The purpose of this study was to examine to what extent Mexican-American male and female psychiatric patients, who share similar DSM-III--R diagnoses, differ on the MMPI. Differences were found on the Infrequency, Masculinity-Femininity, and Paranoia scales, with the 39 men obtaining significantly higher scores than the 21 women. These results, while suggesting possible differences in the phenomenology of depression, also suggest that MMPI differences between Mexican-American men and women may be reflective of culturally-defined sex roles. These results, when taken within the context of Mexican-American MMPI literature, indicate that researchers should always attempt to account for "gender" when conducting cross-ethnic MMPI comparisons. The practice of grouping the MMPIs of Mexican-American men and women for comparison with other ethnic groups should be discontinued in favor of comparisons that consider the effects of gender and ethnicity

Context (archaeology · Ethnic group · Femininity · Masculinity · Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory · Paranoia · Personality · Psychiatry · Anxiety, Depression, Psychometrics, Treatment, Cognitive Processes · Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development · Clinical Psychology · Mental Health Treatment and Access · Psychology · Social Psychology

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